I'm posting this here for traffic in the hope that some of you can advise and/or reassure me.

I had my VSG on the 4th April (around 6 weeks ago)

I am very worried that I am eating too easily so early out. Especially as I keep reading posts about people who can barely eat a postage-stamp sized piece of ham.

An example day this week was:

• Breakfast - 1 x protein yoghurt pot (100 calories)
• Snack - 2 hard-boiled eggs (120 calories)
• Lunch - 100g / 4oz of pork sausages and vegetables (250 calories)
• Snack - 50g / 1oz of chicken pieces (150 calories)
• Dinner - 130g / 4.5oz of salmon fillet and creamed spinach (200 calories)
• TOTAL 820 calories

I didn't feel any real restriction; I could easily have carried on, but I made myself stop.

I'm pleased with the protein, but is 820 calories too much at this stage? Could I stretch my sleeve with this? Or could my sleeve be too "baggy"?

For reference, in just under 6 weeks, I've lost 26lb.

I wondered if my height could affect my stomach capacity? I am a 6ft female with an Amazonian frame, so maybe my tummy is bigger or longer than average to begin with?

Thank you for any replies!!!

When I was researching sleeve vs gastric bypass, one of the doctors videos discussed the sleeve procedure and explained the operation in detail. the taller you are the longer the stomach thus the more it can hold. Honestly, we are talking the difference of 1-2 ounces though after the sleeve procedure. I believe his reference picture was a small banana vs a larger banana.

On 5/19/2022 at 2:54 PM, Kelly Sweetheart said:

the taller you are the longer the stomach thus the more it can hold.

Wowzers! So it might be true then; taller sleevers simply have taller sleeves.

Thanks for the post Kelly ?- it's given good insight

Despite my ability to eat more food, I'm averaging 4.8lbs loss each week. I'm well chuffed with that!